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Old 09-05-2012, 11:50 PM   #1
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hi guys i have a 1952 chev truck and converted it to 12 volts and wondering what do i have to do to get my gauges working temperature and volt meter any help would be great thank you
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Old 09-06-2012, 10:38 AM   #2
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Re: gauges

you can get a resistor. Sombody here should know where th get one.
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Old 09-06-2012, 10:45 AM   #3
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Re: gauges

I like this because of the heat sink. the ceramic ones get hot so be carefull where you mount it if you use one.

http://vintageautogarage.com/dropping-resistor.html
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Old 09-06-2012, 12:38 PM   #4
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Go over to stovebolt.com and look in the tech articles. They have a whole detailed write up on converting from 6 to 12 v.
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